Bode Akuna was a human male freelance gunslinger about 9 years prior to the Battle of Yavin

Battle of Yavin Event Galactic Civil War

. Having no love for the Empire, he joined forces with Cal Kestis

Cal Kestis (Human) Character Major Characters

and the crew of Stinger Mantis in their struggle against the Empire.
He had a daughter named Kata and fought for a better life for her.
When the crew discovered the planet Tanallor

Tanalorr Planet

, hidden behind an impenetrable space anomaly known as Koboh Abyss, Bode saw it as the only place the Empire could not reach.